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Aggression and crimes against peace /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	May, Larry
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Series:	Philosophical and legal aspects of war and conflict series.
Subjects:	Aggression (International law) Crimes against humanity. Criminal intent. International criminal courts.
Online Access:	Contributor biographical information Table of contents only Publisher description

Table of Contents:

Introduction : between the horrors and necessity of war
Grotius and contingent pacifism
International solidarity and the duty to aid
The principle of priority or first strike
The principle of just cause
The principle of proportionality
Custom and the Nuremberg "precedent"
Prosecuting military and political leaders
Prosecuting civilians for complicity : The Krupp
Defining state aggression
Act and circumstance in the crime of aggression
Individual mens rea and collective liability
Humanitarian interventions
Terrorist aggression
Defending international criminal trials for aggression.